Gridlock Mikey

Here's my plan

I want to try summat different with this whole meet thing.

It goes like this:

Meet Up at point A
Drive to point B
Stop and have a social in a suitable place (15 mins)
Drive to point C
Stop and have a social in a suitable place (15 mins)
Drive to point D
Stop and have a social in a suitable place (15 mins)
ETC

I reckon that a good few hours "Decent" driving can be had

Lets face it, we go to a meet, we drive to a venue and because that is the "Climax" of the meet, we stay there
We have ALL been there Kicking the floor, smoking more **** than we should, talking about the same old bollox when deep down all we want to do is DRIVE )

Hows about we make a DAY/ WEEKEND OF IT!!! ?

Imagine, pulling into a carpark with a few scoobs in it .............It fills up over a course of an hour...........You get given a route to end all routes that covers maybe 150-200 miles (in 20-30 mile chunks)...........You set off when you want, as quick as you want, knowing that at the next meeting place, there will be some scoobs either with you or just leaving on the next leg

Basically a ROLLING meet

It would cover a big distance but you get to take in :

Twisty Stuff
Windy Stuff (Wind-ey not windy as in windmill )
Roundabouts
Dual Carriageways
Motorways
Towns
Villages
Roads that we really should not be on
Roads with cattle grids on them!
Pretty much the whole nine yards.
Places that you never knew existed

You would only require the following:

A Passion for Scoobs
(Ideally) A co driver
Enough schekles to fuel ya beast
Enough Schekles to feed yaself and co-driver
A Tolerence for getting lost
A Spare day
Patience!

Obviously I couldn't dream of managing ALL of this myself so i would need help but I know a few folk (If you know what i mean )

Like the "BIG ONE" it isn't going to happen overnight so I will put the Idea out to tender and gauge response.

I truly believe that we could roam England for a day/weekend in a mini gumball rally stylee (Without the "I'm too rich to worry about speeding tickets" attitude) all you need is to commit yourself to the event

So:

One day or Weekend?

Can you make yourself availiable as a co-organiser during the organising phase or not? (Not a pre-requisite )

Up for a SERIOUS SCOOB Session

Consider the impact on family life! If ya kids don't travel or you can't get a dog sitter etc!

Can you commit to a time frame? None of this "I should be or maybe or i think so Hows about you put your £15k + investment first, just for ONE meet

Accept that the need of the many WILL outweigh the needs of the one (None of that...."I Know you are meeting on the 20th, but i've got a origami class then, can we make it the 21st" Bollox)

Who's in?

Mikey <Runs and takes cover cos last time he did this, 257 cars turned up >

R.I.P NICK

CRAFT

Sounds good to me. Could this be another camping trip
We're in what ever m8y

As long as it's not a tuesday, origami night class

CRAFT

ScoobyK

LOL... excellent idea Mikey. One snag as I see it, surely most people are likely to want to do the a to b to c to d etc, meaning that there are no scoobs (or very few) at each meeting point. Unless of course it really is a full on trip in which case each of the meeting points could turn out to be "joining" points and you'll end up with one 'ell of a lot of Scoobs at the end !

Whatever, it's a grand idea !

TaviaRS

Splendid idea! Assuming slow black Skodas are welcome, count me in.

davyboy

Me feeling that...............

Floyd

iTrader: (9)

Er, I got lost last time and had to stop for a wee half way. That meant everyone else had to stop and have a wee as well.

Oh well, it was only a wee trip!

It sounds sort of OK.

F

kevin stanton

what about an overnight stay in a camp site ?

you could do it so it starts in the south or north and makes it's way up or down with an overnight stay half way.

that way the first or second days are accessable for everyone depending where you live.

you could then choose where you start the meet and when you wanted to turnround and go home.

it would be a rolling meet over 2 days.


well its an idea anyway.

Kevin

Pete Croney

Mikey

Please stress when organising this that it is NOTHING to do with the SIDC.

The SIDC do not permit group road drives at club events due to the amount of accidents, the amount of complaints about bad driving (normally received by me, from the public and the Police) and the potential for legal action against the club as a result of an accident.

UHF

sounds absolutely mad! you'll want to put some fuel stops on the map too!

ianc

..and to prove it's nothing to do with the SIDC, let another slow skoda come along?

I'll be there, any excuse for a (sensible) drive.

Chrisgr31

Sounds a possibility to me. However definitely suggest the stop watches are left at home!

Jen

Only camping if Dyney's around to fix me BBQ

Sounds good Mikey - I assume we'd all be in groups of 5/6 leaving anyway so the potential for complaints will be limited (hopefully)....

I'll be on the look out for further detials and offer my assistance if needed...

Jen

UHF

stopwatches indeed left at home, otherwise it'll turn into a point to point rally on public roads and the cops will pull the lot of us for road racing!

uktony

Absolutely manic

Count me in

T

rjh

Sounds like a great idea, I'd be up for it!

Are slow silver Skoda's welcome?


Richard

UHF

Lands end to John O Groats AND BACK! one quiet weekend!

ianc

rjh, you bit the bullet?

banshi

Nice concept Mickey.

There's likely to be odd Mazda plus the obligatory odd Fiesta (Driver)

Gridlock Mikey

OK, I'll just get this bit out of the way

It's got bugger all to do with SIDC or Scoobynet, It's NOT a race, If you have an accident it's your fault etc

Now can we get back on topic and stop telling me what is going to go wrong! I remember at least two pages on one of the big one threads warning of all the woes that would become those who attended.........The day went as smooth as a babys **** and NONE of the woe occoured.

I'm sure that as responsible folk, we can travel around the country one weekend without it being seen as a crime

Mikey

rjh

Nearly! Going to the dealers tonight, just gotta make sure they can get one in a decent time.

I'm running round in a 1.4 at the mo so gotta get something sorted sharpish!

Richard

Makalu

I have done something similar before - kinda like an orienteering treasure hunt on four wheels.

Takes a lot of planning but great fun if you get it right!

Mak.

Velryba's chick

Oh yes pleeeeeeeeeease

Deffinitely count us in Mikey.

And if you need some help organising let us know.

Camping sounds great but isn't it going to get colder and colder?

Kate

UHF

weather could increase chances of something daft happening, i think we need to do this sooner rather than later!

TaviaRS

Or a lot later rather than sooner or later, if you see what I mean!

UHF

yeah but a lot later would mean spring time at the earliest of the latest times if you get what I mean

BOB.T

I'll prolly show mi face

Early in the month is better for me.... pay day

Barry, you trying to say I'm odd?:P

UHF

nothing wrong with fiestas, I came from an RS Turbo before I had my Scoob!

Markus

Sounds like a good un, and the drives on the camping and AT trips were great, BUT, and this is a big one, where would it be, no offence but something a little more southeren might be nice for us southern fairies!

phm

I'd be up for it - especially since the Big One was a big thumbs up! It'd have to be much later for me - proper planning prevents a pi** poor performance and all that!!
C'mon Sport owners, let's be havin' ya!
PHM

Ray_li

How about we do some swinging at each mini meet?
I go back to the muppets now

Ray